tors, host famili sand Selkirk pat halal officials instruc- ON TWO-WEEK VISIT crowded into Castlegar council chambers night for an official r Tuesday — CasNews ” Castlegar welcomes Japanese students By RON NORMAN Editor A two-week visit to Castlegar by 26 Japanese exchange students marks the beginning of closer ties between the West Kootenay and Japan, Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco said Tuesday night. “This is the beginning of a greater aim of friendship and companionship, trade and association that we love to see in this riding with the communities of Japan,” Brisco told the students during a civic reception at city hall. The students, ages 18-22, are enrolled at Aoyama Technical College in Tokyo and are here on an English language exchange program. They were joined at the reception, which coincided with a regular Castle gar council meeting, by four instruc tors from their college, Selkirk College officials and members of their host Castlegar families. The students remained throughout the 1'/-hour council meeting, though the majority do not yet have enough of a grasp of English to understand the proceedings. ~ Brisco told the students: “You're not the first group of Japanese to come to our riding. We hope you're not the last.” He mentioned that in a few days 50 to 60 Japanese students will tour Nelson, and a school for gifted Japan AIRPORT continued from front page ese vocalists and musicians will be held in New Denver. He also pointed out that Nelson has twinned with a Japanese city, and noted that the Japanese ambassador to Canada has encouraged more twinning. “We look forward to seeing that twinning process here in Kootenay West,” Brisco said. He presented the visitors with flags and pins of the Calgary Winter Olympics. Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy welcomed the students and their instructors on behalf of the province. D'Arcy said he is aware Aoyama college had considered other Canadian colleges for the exchange program. “We are very glad you chose to come to Selkirk College,” he said. D'Arcy presented them with pins bearing the B.C. coat of arms. Mayor Audrey Moore also gave the visitors a warm welcome. “I'm sure you are going to enjoy your visit ... We of Castlegar are privileged to share our community with you.” Moore gave the students a package of material about Castlegar. An Aoyama College spokesman thanked Moore through an interpreter, adding: “I think Castlegar is best be- cause of you.” The students flew into Castlegar Airport Sunday and were officially welcomed by the college at a ceremony Monday. “padding.” The government decided the bid was legi ate and then had to obtain the extra funding, Brisco said. As well, contract: he said he proposed two conditions for the They were welcomed by Selkirk Col- lege President Leo Perra, Craig An- drews, the college's director of \Inter- national Education, and Elizabeth Fleet, a member of the college board and one of 14 Castlegar area families hosting the students. Perra spoke of the opportunities available to students participating in the tour, the first of its kind between Selkirk College and its sister institu- tion, Aoyama Technical College. “The decision to participate in the planned activities is yours,” Perra told the students. “If you do, you'll have many stories to take home to your family, friends and classmates.” The students — 19 females and seven males — are studying architectural drafting, commercial space design, graphic design, general drafting, tra cing and cartography. The students spend three hours each morning in language classes before taking part in a wide variety of rec- reational and cultural activities. In addition to golfing, tennis and horseback riding, Japanese students will tour the Slocan Valley, and visit a sawmill and a con struction site to see first hand the application of wood frame construction techniques. They will also spend three days in the Banff area and take a guided tour of Nelson's heritage buildings before departing Aug. 5. hy seems ey tay VERIGIN, SASK. (cP) — Tolstoy's gr bar Village here. Only about 2,500 among 1,400 people who gathered on the weekend to watch the unveiling of a statue of the Russian author in the tiny east-central Sas- katchewan village. Tolstoy, best known for his classic novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, was also a humanitarian who helped 7,500 D. es- remain in the region, te 15,000 still practise the faith in British Columbia. An identical statue will be unveil- ed next weekend in Castlegar, a thriving Doukhobor community set- tled by those who continued west from Saskatchewan. Many a ~ commemoration of the cape persecution and emigrate to Canada at the turn of the century. Assisted by British and American Quakers, he paid for their passage through sales of his book Resurrec- tion. The life-size bronze statue honor- ing Tolstoy's efforts was erected at. the National Doukhobor Heritage original i fnsigtante, Also on hand ‘was an 11-member delegation from the Soviet Union, including sculptor Yuri Chernov and the Soviet culture minister. Tolstoy came to the aid of the pacifist Doukhobors because “they were the group that were closest to his beliefs,” said Harry Shukin, Great-grandson’ watches unveiling treasurer of the heritage village. The Doukhobors believe strongly in a simple rural life of hard work and prayer. Ilya Tolstoy said his great-grand- father revered people who tilled the soil. But he wasn't sure his relative would have approved: of the two days of ceremonies honoring his memory. “Leo Tolstoy never liked monu- ments and he wouldn't have ap- proved of it,” he said through an interpreter. “He thought that what's important is what's inside a The statue was commissioned by Society Rodina, a Soviet organiza- tion that maintains ties with Soviets living abroad. FESTIVAL A prayer service, speakers and choirs are featured Sunday at the Brilliant Cultural Centre, ending with a Doukhobor Historical Pageant that evening, featuring the Union of Spirit- ual Communities of Christ Heritage Choir. Last week, a second Tolstoy statue was unveiled in Verigin, Sask., the site of the first settlement in Canada of the Doukhobors who emigrated in 1898-99. The first settled in Castlegar in 1908 to 1912. Tolstoy's ideas of nonviolence, vege- tarianism and social justice are des- eribed as being similar to many of the by the Doukh HERBICIDE continued from front poge “Between this point and mile 5.7, there. is an approximate 35 degree slope from the tracks down to the Columbia River, which is in all in- stances in excess of 200 metres from the tracks,” the brief states. No mention is made in the brief about’ spraying near Castlegar resi- dential areas. The railway tracks run the length of the city, passing directly through residential areas most of the way. Included on the same herbicide spraying permit are areas just outside of Cominco including Warfield Spur and Annabelle Creek. The brief men- tions several residential areas, a school and he became interested in their movement in the 1890s. Tolstoy later became directly invol- ved with the group at the time the Doukhobors were being punished by Czarist authorities for refusing to comply with military service. Tolstoy donated the proceeds from the sale of his novel Resurrection to help defray the cost of their emigration to Canada. This weekend's event is’ being by the A of Canadians of Russian Descent. and a picnic area, in addition to An- nabelle Creek itself, which will not be sprayed. “These areas should not be sprayed due to the proximity of these locations to the tracks,” the brief states. The brief also equipped with a “shroud” over the boom to minimize drift; e and a representative from CPR in Nelson will be present during the entire application in a vehicle ahead of the spray vehicle “to ensure that all areas excluded from this permit do, in fact, receive no treatment.” A spray permit has also been recom- mended for the area of Sidon-Creston- Yahk. However, both permits must still go to an Environmental Appeal Board hearing Monday at the Nelson Rod and Gun Club. The City of Castlegar and the Regional District of Central Koot- enay are among the intervenors. SCRAPPED continued from front poge Monday's hearing on the three that the rail speeds of the spray apparatus should not exceed 16 km/hr during spraying; © spraying will only be undertaken during daylight hours; e the spray apparatus will be r permits. Protesters are expected to meet at tlhe government buildings in Nelson at 11:30 a.m. Monday where they will march to the CPR station and then to the Nelson Rod and Gun Club where the hearing will be held. Conviction a ‘shock’ Castlegar News TREET ‘TALK BOB BRISCO'S sense of humor hasn't dulled any despite the sagging fortunes of the Progressive Conservative government. Brisco was speaking to the visiting Japanese exchange students at Castlegar city hall Tuesday night when he mentioned Kootenay West, “an area that I pi ly rep that's on last night's vote. ‘ The Tories dropped all three byelections to the charging NDP Monday night. THAT SALMO logger who rescued the two brothers from the Friday afternoon air crash near the Salmo-Creston Skyway summit is credited with saving their lives. “There is no question he saved the boys’ lives .. . he was the only one who noticed it,” RCMP Cpl. Joe Aerssens said. The boys, Blair Dunlop, 12 and Darrell, 9 are in Trail Regional Hospital recovering from injuries. The logger apparently noticed the plane fly overhead about two hours before he came across the wreckage. “He was cutting shale blocks in the bush when he saw it go overhead,” Aerssens said. “By sheer luck he was travelling out this particular road from work.” Had the logger not spotted the wreckage, he said the downed plane would have been difficult to find, given the high winds, the time of day, and the area. THE MOVIE Roxanne, which just completed a successful run at the Castle Theatre here, has been attracting enquiries about Nelson from all over North America. One of the more notable enquiries was from Cher's sister. She and a friend saw the movie and phoned the Nelson Chamber of Commerce who in turn turned the enquiry over to a Nelson realtor. The realtor arranged for a 10-day rental of a beachfront home at Balfour where the couple stayed, taking time during their visit to both horseback ride and go mountain climbing. NELSON NATIVE Danny Gare has decided to play professional hockey fi for at least Vonothar taak Gare has signed a lucrative one-year deal to play hockey for Iserlohn in the German first division. Gare has bounced around the National Hockey League in recent years, following a 50-goal season with the Buffalo Sabres. SPEAKING OF GARE, he played Saturday night in Vernon's annual Charity Ball Hockey Game. A team of NHL players faced off against a squad of junior stars. And who was on that junior team? None other than Castlegar Rebels Dane Jackson and Adrian Trail’s Ray Ferraro was also in Vernon for the game, along with Steve Tambellini and Nelson's Greg Adams. FROM THE Arrow Lakes News: “The Nakusp Chamber of Commerce is going to ask the ministry of highways to make the Slocan Bluffs road a Heritage Mile ‘The chamber sees no way that the road will be upgraded in our present lifetime, so rather than have people complain and turn back at the scary road, we think they should put one way lights on the one mile section and place proper signage to make it a tourist attraction. “If a tourist comes across a sign stating he/she is entering a heritage mile, in its original locations about 2,000 vertical feet above the lake and a brief description of the construction of the road, they will enjoy the trip over the mile providing they know they will not be meeting a couple of logging trucks or chip trucks. “We think it is a good idea to turn it into a tourst attraction.” AND WHILE we're at it, this gem was gleaned from the News’ 60 Years Ago section (similar to the CasNews’ Remember When column): Friday, July 15, 1927 “There was a lively and exciting time when the ratepayers of the Glenbank School District met for the annual meeting at the school on Saturday night, to hear the report of the board for the last year and to make arrangements for the education of the children for the coming year. There were 50-75 ratepayers and parents present. “A resolution was introduced that in future no married females be employed by the board. After a spirited discussion the resolution was passed 37-8. In the election of officers, GH. Gardner was elected trustee and F. Fellows auditor. So worked up were the feelings of one lady voter, that she approached the chairman and shook her fists before his face to make her point clear.” The provincial government has approved a maxi- mum payment of $195,000 to the City of Trail and some individual residents under, the Provincial Emergency Program. The request for assistance stemmed from a unique down-pour May 27 which created groundslides and flooding. “I am most pleased we have been able to provide this assistance,” Attorney-General Brian Smith said. “One of the main purposes of our emergency program is to provide a protective umbrella for communities and individuals suffering loss in situations of real disaster. This program enables us all to share in helping those whose lives have been effected by disaster.” The staff of the Provincial Emergency Program will work closely with the City of Trail to process the requests Trail receives grant quickly and to ensure that the approved funds are paid out as soon as possible. Smith noted that the approval process was helped by the immediate action of Mayor Charles Lakes and Trail council in requesting assistance and in coordinating and collection of all necessary information. He also expressed his appreciation for the assistance he received from Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy. The maximum payment of $195,000 includes up to $105,000 to the city to compensate it for some of the extraordinary expenses it incurred including crew overtime for emergency work and cleanup, the hiring of subcontractors, security measures ete. The remaining amount of up to $90,000 will be used to reimburse residents for property damage. Most of this amount will go to the Merlo family whose home and contents were destroyed. at Central pohices that he preferred a union contractor because of the high number of unionized construction workers unemployed in the riding; e and the low bidder employ sub-trades from the area. “Iam satisfied there will be local employment,” Brisco told the Castlegar News. He blasted Embree for not raising the concerns before the contract was awarded. Brisco also accused Embree of “grandstanding” at council He defended the decision to award the contract to the lowest bidder, saying it saved taxpayers $100,000. He suggested the NDP would have been the first to criticize the contract in the House of Commons as a waste of taxpayers’ money if the government had bypassed the lowest bidder for the Fame Construction bid The modernized terminal building will include indoor baggage claim facilities, customs offices, a larger pre-board ing holding room, concessions, airline offices, ticket counters and airport offices. Design and construction supervision is being done by the Kelowna firm of Collins, Fulker, McDonnell and Maltby Ltd. Construction will be phased to minimize inconvenience to travellers and the expanded portion of the terminal building will be in use before major renovations begin on the existing facility “The new terminal building will be able to handle BOB BRISCO satisfied LEN EMBREE unacceptable expected passenger traffic well into the next decade,” said Brisco. “Upgrading of passenger facilities is part of a iarger plan to modernize a number of airports. By the time the terminal opens, Transport Canada will have invested nearly $4.6 million in Castlegar Airport over a two-year period.” The main aircraft operating apron has been resurfaced at a cost of $487,000, while $468,000 of improvements to the electrical system and $565,000 of work to the water system are near completion Castlegar Airport is the 12th-busiest airport in British Columbia. Canadian Airlines, Air B.C. and Time Air carried 79,504 passengers in 1986. There were 28,282 landings and takeoffs at the airport last year, making it the 59th busiest in Canada VANCOUVER (CP) — Walter Davidson, former Speaker of the British Col- umbia legislature, said Tues- day he is “deeply shocked” by his conviction for counsell- ing to commit forgery during last fall's election campaign. Davidson, 49, the Social Credit member for suburban Delta, and Edward Duggan, treasurer of Georgia Pacific Securities, were found not guilty of fraud. Davidson is to be sentenced Aug. 10. Davidson pleaded not guilty to unlawfully coun- selling printer Fritz Kou- wenhaven, co-owner and sales manager at Gemini Press Ltd., of nearby Bur- naby, to commit forgery be- tween Sept. 3 and Sept. 30, 1986. He and Duggan had also Tourist alert VANCOUVER (CP) — RCMP tourist alert for Wed- nesday. The following per sons, believed to be trav elling in British Columbia, are asked to call the contacts listed below: Robert Auman, Florida, call Nancy Digregorio. Sandra Baker, Cranbrook, call Better Steinhauer. Ken and Richard Duns- more, Prince George, call Gerri Daciuk. Mickey Leigh, Regina, call Terry Leigh. Claire Lenton, Pine Point, N.W.T., call Eva Bedier. Dick and Pat Paul, Castle- gar, call Debbie Kavalow Ed and Karren Yachyshyn, Richmond, call Ed Tolin. pleaded not guilty to de- frauding Georgia Pacific of more than $1,000. Davidson testified he was not trying to deceive anyone when he “doctored” an in- voice for election brochure leaflets, and only did it to ensure anonymity for Geor- gia Pacific and its managing director. He said he feared the com- pany would be adversely af- fected if it became known that it supported his can- didacy at a Social Credit nomination meeting in Delta Sept. 24. The invoice was altered to read “stationery” rather than election brochures so Georgia Pacific could claim them as a business expense. In delivering his decision, county court Judge David Campbell said he had “great difficulty” accepting David Group to appeal WKPL sale By The Canadian Press The Kootenay-Okanagan Electric Consumers Associ- ation has voted unanimously to appeal the decision that allowed the sale of West Kootenay Power and Light Co. to UtiliCorp United Inc. for $80 million Cdn. John Ewashko, an associa. tion branch member from Kelowna said Tuesday that a Vancouver lawyer will likely be hired to file the appeal, expected before the expira tion of the 30-day appeal period. “We've been following the rules of the game. From now Weather Sunny with cloudy periods tomorrow and Friday with a chance of af- ternoon showers or thun- dershowers. Highs of 30° and lows of ¥2t, on, it’s gloves off,” says Ewash “Concerns are mounting after a recent statement by Premier (Bill) Vander Zalm in which he said his Social Credit government would not necessarily oppose the sale of B.C. Hydro to American in terests if a buyer could be found. What is there that this government will not sell?” son's He said bil Georgia Pacific does little business in Davidson's riding and therefore does not re- quire protection from poli tical backlash. PREMIER WAITS Premier Bill Vander Zalm said Tuesday he won't spec- ulate on Davidson's future with the Socred party until Davidson is sentenced or af. ter-a possible appeal of the conviction. Vander Zalm said he hadn't talked to Davidson since the decision but doesn't think Davidson's conviction _re- flects badly on the party or the government. “I don't think you can blame Social Credit, the party or the government for this,” he said. “You don't condemn the whole of the group because a member has a problem.” Davidson's lawyer John Steeves said no decision has been made on an appeal. Davidson is not the first member of the Vander Zalm government to be convicted of a crime. Energy Minister Jack Davis was convicted of fraud in 1978, fined $1,000 and placed on probation for two months. He cashed in govern ment first-class airline tic kets, bought economy flights and pocketed the difference. Tourism Minister Bill Reid, a former car dealer, was also convicted of fraud for turning back the odometer of an he was selling in 1982. When he was environment minister, Stephen Rogers, now minister of intergovern: mental affairs, pleaded guilty last year to a violation of the Financial Disclosures Act and received an absolute dis. charge. He was forced to resign as environment minister when it was disclosed he had shares in a pulp mill. Davidson did not sit for the entire 84-day legislative ses. sion which adjourned on Thursday. Keep yard clear A clean backyard is the best deterrent to bears on the lookout for a free lunch. That's the message of a new Bear Information Kit being made available this summer to B.C. householders by the Ministry of Environ. ment and Parks. The kit, which is available from the ministry's Infor mation Services Branch, suggests the following pre cautions: storing garbage securely and removing it often; keeping pet food indoors; e storing barbecues after use; FOR THE Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco will not be among the MPs getting a raise under a bill quietly given first read ing on the last day of the Commons’ prior to summer recess. An article in the Sunday Castlegar News reported Brisco would get a raise ranging from $2,000 to $11,900 a year Chairmen of standing or special committees, chairmen of caucuses, deputy House RECORD leaders and some committee members are among those who will get pay raises if the bill is passed. Brisco is vice-chairman of the Regional Industrial Expansion Committee and chairman of the Progressive Conservative Western Caucus. However, neither position is among the 52 positions in line for a raise. The Castlegar News apologizes to Mr. Bris co for any inconvenience Suspects in child killing PORT ALBERNI (CP) — RCMP say they are looking at several suspects who “look pretty good” following the death of a three-year-old girl. RCMP Sgt. Murray Saw: atsky said Tuesday the body of Tofino toddler Holly Mar- shall, who was staying in Port Alberni with friends of her family, was found about 10:30 a.m. Sunday by other children at the home. She was taken to West Coast General Hospital where efforts to revive her failed. “This (cause of death) is a very key thing for the inves- tigation as far as we are con- cerned,” Sawatsky said. “We have found no signs of forced entry to the house.” Gail Smith, who let police use her phone after they found the child, said she was Marina owner dies Robert Ian Wood, a well known Castlegar resident and owner of Bob's Marina on the Arrow Lake for 17 years, passed away Friday, July 17 at the age of 79. Mr. Wood was born Feb. 24, 1908 in Hong Kong and moved to B.C. in 1929. He served with the Royal Cana. dian Artillary and Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in World War Two. He is survived by wife, Margaret; sister Daphne Heise of Vancouver; and son Robert of Don Mills, Ont. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at the Calvary Baptist Church, 809 Merry Creek Rd. “KIN-LALAT" IS BACK Thurs., July 23 7:30 p.m Brilliont Cultural Centre MUSIC OF GUATEMALA told the girl was sexually assaulted. Dr. James Ferris, top B.C. forensic pathologist, conduc ted an autopsy early Monday but has not released the find ings. Sawatsky said the girl and several other children were left in the care of a babysitter while their parents were out for the evening. Neighbor Darlene Miller said she was working early Sunday and heard a scream coming from the house. 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